Amerindians & Inuit

In 1985, by a resolution of the National Assembly, the Parliament of Québec recognized the existence of aboriginal nations within Quebec's territory. In virtue of the resolution, the National Assembly recognized:

  1. the right of the aboriginal peoples to autonomy in Québec;
  2. the right to their culture, language and traditions;
  3. the right to own and control land, the right to hunt, fish, harvest;
  4. the right to participate in the management of wildlife resources;
  5. the right to participate in the economic development of Québec and to benefit from such development.

At present, the 10 Amerindian nations and the Inuit nation, totalling some 70,000 inhabitants, account for approximately 1% of Québec's population.

General Resources

Governments

Federal

Québec

Note: Indian affairs is a federal jurisdiction in Canada.

Native

Inuit

Abenakis

  • Overview
  • Abenakis Community

Algonquins

Attikameks

Crees

Hurons-Wendat

Malecites

  • Overview
  • Malecites Community
  • Native Languages of the Americas: Maliseet-Passamaquoddy
  • The Maliseet

Micmacs

  • Overview
  • Micmacs Community
  • Mikmaq.ca
  • Native Languages of the Americas: Mi'kmaq

Mohawks

  • Overview
  • Mohawks Community
  • Iroquois (French)
  • Mohawk Council of Akwesasne
  • Mohawks of Kahnawake
  • Onkwehonwe Artificial Intelligence
  • Iroquois Indians

Innu (Montagnais)

  • Overview
  • Innu Nation
  • Montagnais Community
  • Native Languages of the Americas: Montagnais Innu
  • Quebecers and Innu

Innu (Naskapis)

  • Overview
  • Naskapis Community